Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleStephen McCullagh has been handed a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 31 years for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Natalie McNally. McCullagh murdered Ms McNally in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on 18 December 2022, and showed no reaction as his sentence was delivered. He created a false alibi by staging a YouTube gaming livestream of Grand Theft Auto, which police experts later discovered was pre-recorded days before the murder. Mr Justice Kinney described the murder as a 'brutal and senseless' act, planned in 'remorseless detail', with the staged livestream being an 'integral' part of the scheme. McCullagh also made a 'concerted effort' to blame Ms McNally's ex-boyfriend and feigned grief with her family in the aftermath of her death. In fullYouTuber who faked GTA livestream while murdering pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally jailed for lifeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How a YouTuber used GTA as a false alibi when he murdered his girlfriend
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleStephen McCullagh has been handed a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 31 years for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Natalie McNally. McCullagh murdered Ms McNally in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on 18 December 2022, and showed no reaction as his sentence was delivered. He created a false alibi by staging a YouTube gaming livestream of Grand Theft Auto, which police experts later discovered was pre-recorded days before the murder. Mr Justice Kinney described the murder as a 'brutal and senseless' act, planned in 'remorseless detail', with the staged livestream being an 'integral' part of the scheme. McCullagh also made a 'concerted effort' to blame Ms McNally's ex-boyfriend and feigned grief with her family in the aftermath of her death. In fullYouTuber who faked GTA livestream while murdering pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally jailed for lifeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
